Combined weight cash box and advertising device for unattended news stands



Feb. 4, 1930. R, SCHAT'Z' 1,746,013

EIGHT CASH B A ADVERTISING COMBINED w DEVICE FOR UNATTEND N S STANDSFiled March 11, 1929 llllllll /A/ vs/v TOR: R00 04 PH 56/0772,

Patented Feb. 4, 1930 nunorrn son'A'rz, on :ZPHLILADELPHEEA,:PENBTISYLVANTIVK" C01V[BINEDWEIGHT CASH: Box

Application filedwlarch 11, 1929, serial no; -34e,11s.

My invention relates to anew and useful a novel combinedpaper weight andcashl 3 box in addi'tion topossessing the advantages above mentionedfurther servesas an-adver-.

combined weight and cash box particularly adapted for use in connectionwithunat-r tended'n ews stands, to prevent the scattering V -5 of thenewspapers by the. actionofthe wind and'to'insure against loss, whetherby mis placement or pilferage, of, the money paid by the publicpurchasing the news papers.

My invention further relates to a device= 10 of this character,{ whichaddition to I weightingthenewspapers and safeguarding the money" paidtherefor, is also ornamental in appearance, and thefconstruction ofwhich lends it self to advertising if so desired." As is wellknowmitiscustomary, especially in the case of stores not 'specializing in newsmaterial, but carrylng a; side line of news I I papers and magazinesandthe like, to place such newspapers andmagazines on a'stand ppositionedoutside of the'stor'eandaltogether,

unattended,-it beingleft' to the customers to'pay the price of the newspaper and help themselveswithout any aid or attention. To

weight the papers downand prevent their -2 being scattered'by'thewind,.i'a stone,brick,

horseshoe or tlie like was used, and in some cases, an old'empty cigarbox or other recepftaclewas also placed on thenews papers or 1 [on thestand for the reception of the purchase @310 money, while inother casesthe money was loosely deposited on the top of the stack of newspapersbeing sold; When noreceptacle was employed;- the" pennies and other,small coins' left bythe purchasers tendedito 1 roll ofi the stand whenanother paper was being I pulledv outof the stack;;while if a receptaclef: were employed, the collected coins 'consti-' tuteda severe temptationtoyoungsters vand others, SO thatloss due to misplacement or t, 9 topilferage was unavoidable, a

To overcome thesedisadvantages; I have devised anovel combined "paperweight and f ,cash-fbofx which servesuforweighting down thefstaclr ofnewspapers to preventftheir beu ing- -scatteredby the wind, and whichaflords 1 fa safe-depositorreceptacle for the coins left by the publicin payment for the newspapers,

thusrguarding. against loss through theft or through thecoins rollingofi the s'tandand- 50. being c v v tisingwdevice if so desired, byinscribing thereon thename of thenews dealer, the nameofthe'newspapers'being sold, or thenameof some other product whichitmaybe desired to advertise, thus substituting for the-unsightly brick,stone, or other weightheretofore em- 'ployed an ornamentaliand usefuldevice.

' 1 UNITED sT Es PATENr if:

Ann" ADVERTISING" DEVICE ronf unn'r rnnnnn "unlawsszmnns I "To theaboveends, my inventionconsists forming a bottomclosure fors'aidcontainer,

,of a container of. anysuitableform or size, and painted in any sultablecolor, aweight I bottom to said container, s'lits in the top of saidcontainer for receiving coins in pay-,5 ment for the newspapers beingpurchased, means for preventing'the unauthorized withr drawal of saidcoins from said containenand meansfor firmly but detachably securingsaid My invention 'furtherconsis'ts offvarious other novel featuresof,construction and advantage all -as hereinafter-described and claimed. yf -F0r the'purpose of illustrating my inven tion I have shown in theaccompanying draw ings one form thereof which is at 'prese'nt pre ferred(by me, since the'samehas been found" in'practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, although it isto be'understoodjth'atthe i ariousinstrumentalities*of which. my

invention consistsjcan be variously arranged and organizedl-and-thatmyinvention is not limited to the precise arrangement andorcontainerto'thenews stand or; other fixed 7 support. i

ganization'oif the instrumentalities as herein shown and'des'cribed. I

1 In the accompanying drawings:

9 1', represents a'pers'pective View of my I novel combined weight andcashbox, the same; being sh'own 111%(3'011311156 on a news stand;

- Fig; 2', represents top nnfviewtf m' vnovel combined 'weight and; cashbox shown a Fig. 8, repreSentsa sectiOn on line 3+3 of certain partsbeing shown inv elevanewspapers 2, placed on an outdoor, unat tendedstand 3. My combined weight and cash box 1 comprises the container 4,composed of the upright wall 5 whichmay be cylindrical or otherwise, thetop orlid-6, per-- manently secured to or formed integral with theupright wall 5, and preferably overhang ing the latter as at 7 In themp6 of the container 4 are the slits 7, through which the coin or coinsdeposited in payment for a newspaper or the like may be dropped. Toprevent the withdrawal of the coins fromfthe container 4, I provide thependant teats 8, best seen in Fig. 3. The container 4 is closed at itsbottom by the plate 9 having the ups turned flange 10. which is adaptedsnugly to engage the bottom end of the upright wall 5 which is ofslightly smaller overall dimen: sions. To the bottom wall or plate 9 ispermanently secured the weight 12, such as a block ofiron or lead, saidweight being adapted to fill the lower-portion of the container 4 and toextend to approximately the mid he ght thereof, the top surface of saidweight serving to receive the coins dropped into said container, as willbe understood from Fig. 3. 18 designates a horizontally disposedU-sl-ia-ped bracket having the through aperture 14 therein, and securedto the bottom plate 9 by the pendant integral limb 15, as will beunderstood from Fig. 3. 15 designates a lip or tongue, permanentlysecured to the upright wall 5 of the container 4, and having theaperture 17 therein, said lip 16 beingv adapted to seat between thelimbs of the U-shaped bracket 13, with the aperture 17 thereof aligningor registering with the aperture 14 in said bracket. The shackle 19 of apadlock'18 is then passed through the aligning apertures 16 and 14 andthrough the end link 20 of a chain 21, the other 22 of said chainbeingpermanently anchored at the point 23. The padlock 18 thus secures thecontainer 4 to the bottom closure 9 and secures the entire device to thenews stand or other fixed support to safeguard against'unauthorizedremoval. In order to facilitate the aligning of the aperture 17 in the1113,16

with the through aperture 14 in the limbs of the-U-shaped bracket 13, Ivprovide the notch 24 in the bottomedge of the upright wall 5 of thecontainer 4, which is adapted to' act as a stop for limiting therotation of the bottom closure 9 with respect to the upright wall 5 ofthe container 4 at the point at which the aperture 17 is in registeringalignment with the aperture 14 in the U-shaped bracket 13.

The outer surface 25 of the container 4 is very well adapted for theinscription of an advertisement such as the name of the papers beingsold, the name. of a special product, or the'name of the dealer, or anyother desired information, thus increasing the utility and value of mynovel device.

When it is desired to remove the coins from the container 4, the padlock18 is unlocked, and the bottom closure 9 is revolved until the lip 16 iswithdrawn from engagement with the U-shaped bracket 13, whereuponthecontainer4is turnedupside down to prevent the dropping out ofthe coinscollected therein and the bottom closure '12 is withdrawn upwardly fromthe container 4. After the coins in the container 4 have been removed,

the device is again assembled in the manner described and is ready forfurther use.

. It will thus be seen that in addition'to providing a weight forpreventing the scattering of the papers by the wind, and in addition toanchoring said weight to prevent loss or misplacement thereof, I havefurther devised means for safeguarding against the loss of the moneypaid by the purchasingpublic, whether through accidental loss or throughtheft. It will further be seen that my novel weight and cash boxalsoconstitutes a very valuable and effective advertising medium since it isin constant sightrof all passersby and since the attention of everyperson buying a newspaper is particularly and inevitabodiment to beconsidered in all respects as illustrative, and not restrictive,reference beinghad to the appended claims rather than to the foregoingdescriptionto indicate the scope of the invention.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure -.J

by Letters Patent, is

1. In device of the character stated, a

container, a permanent top, closure therefor, having slots therein forthe passage of coins therethrough into said container, a detach- 47 ablebottom closure for said container, a

weight-carried by and secured to said bottom closure and adapted toextend upwardly within said-container when said container and saidbottom closure are assembled, and in- "sec ' terlocking devices commonto said bottom closure and the lower portion of said'container, forsecuring said 'bottomclosure tosaid container.

2. In a device of the character stated, a container, a permanent topclosure therefor, having slots therein for the passage of coinstherethrough into said container, means coacting with said slots toprevent withdrawal of said 'coins,a detachable bottom closure for saidcontainer, a weight carried by and se cured to'said bottom closure andadapted to extend upwardly within said container when said container andsaid bottom closure are assembled, and interlocking devices common tosaid bottom closure and the lower portion of said container, forsecuring said bottom 3. In a combined-weight and cash box of theapertures in said lug and bracket to lock said bottom closure tosaidcontainer, and a flexible connection having one end thereof engaged bysaid locking devicesand the other end thereofanchored to a fixed suport.

RUDOLPH s HATZ. v,

the character stated, a container, a permanent top closure therefor,havingslots therein for the passage of coins therethrough into saidcontainer, means coacting withsaid slotsto preventwithdrawal' of saidcoins, a detachable bottom closure for said container, a

' closure, and adapted to extend upwardly within said'c'on'tainer whensaid container 7 and said bottom closure are assembled, interlockingdevices common .to said bottom closure and the lower'p'ortion of saidcontainer, 7 v p for SGC11I'l11g S&1(l bottom closure tOSitld con-.tainer and a flexibleconnectionrhavingone end. thereof engaged by saidinterlocking de vices and the other endthereof'secured to a v V fixed;support, for preventingthe unauthorcash box.

' ized removal of said combined weight and 4. In a device of thecharacter stated, a

container, a slotted cover therefor, a closure I for the bottom of saidcontainer," a weight superimposed upon said closure and extenda ingupwardly within said container, a bracket carried by said closure, a lugprojecting from said container, there being aligning holes in said lugand bracket, anda lock for said lug land bracket. 7

"and secured to said bottom closure and adaptl 5. Ina device of weightcarried by and secured to said bottom the character stated, a Y Ycontainer, a permanent top closuretherefor" having slots'the'rein forthe passageof coins dropped into said container, means on the undersideof said toprclosure coacting with said slots to prevent withdrawalofsaid coins.

from said container, a bottom detachable closure for said container, aweight carried by ed o extend upwardly into said container when thelatter and saidbottom-,closure-are assembled, an apertured'horizontally: disposed lug carried by the lower-portion ofsaidcontainer, a horizontally disposed U-shaped apertured bracket-carried bysaidbottom closure and, adapted toengage said'lug when said containerand said bottom closure are assembled, locking'devices adapted to engage

